2025 Conference Agenda
Tuesday
July 8, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
3:30 PM Welcome
4:00 PM Keynote Speaker: Ruby Payne
TOPICS
Dr. Bob McIntosh - Personal Wellness
Jan McGrath - Unlock Your Unspoken Power: Mastering Movement & Body Language
Ashley Wasserburger - Teen Dating Violence
Amanda DuVall - Tier I and II Efforts
Jamie Amundsen - Whole Brain Teaching
Erik Brings White - Real World Applications for Real World Issues
Melody Walter/Kara Big Crow - Compassion Fatigue
Dr. Keyra Comer/Kelsey Parker - SPED Law in Action: Legal Insights and Practical Solutions
Rishell Oerlline - AI Solutions for the Classroom
Mecedes Borgen - Beyond the Behavior: Decoding Actions, Discovering Solutions
Merideth Wald - How to Respond in Each Brain State
Ashley Wasserburger - What is your Communication and Conflict Style
Keaton Widow - Connecting with Our Youth
Marie High Bear - Implementing OSEU
Rhoda Bryan - Shaping Success: The Behavior Academy Approach
Chad Bento/Brandi Christoffer - Empowering Middle School Connections
Beji Steever/Suzanne Reed - Behavior Beyond the Brain
Jen Strong - Homeless Students and How to Help Them Succeed
Erin Bauer - Clear is Kind: How Clarity Reduces Classroom Chaos
Jacob LeLaCheur/Joe Pulaski - De-Escalation in Action
Hollie Hoffman - Discipline for Administrators
Jeremy Hurd - Restoring Respect: Managing Defiant and Disruptive Behaviors Effectively
Nicole Keegan - Processes and Procedures
Leigh Shaw - Staying Regulated in a Dysregulated Environment
Candi Foltz-Hall/Dominic Bradford - The Tipping Point: Intervening When It Matters Most
Jessica Broullire - Understanding ACEs: Building Self-Healing Communities
Bobbie Morrison/Kayla McCaskell - After the Referral
Mercedes Borgen - Mindfulness in the Classroom
Tom Stewart - Lead with Questions
Kelsey Parker - Legal Cases You Should Know
Anita Deranleau - The Housing Reality Game
Bobbie Morrison/Brandi Christoffer - Guiding Students to Own Their Behavior
Lynn Arnold - REFRAMING ANGER AND RAGE: Responding More Effectively to Defuse Disruptive Behaviors
Melody Walter/Cortney Meverden - Emotional Wellness
Tom Stewart - Making the Data-Driven Decisions
Jan McGrath - Unlock Your Unspoken Power: Mastering Movement & Body Language
Wednesday
July 9, 2025
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
8:00-8:30 AM Check-In / Breakfast
8:30-9:00 AM Welcome and Instructions
9:00 AM m up with Dr. Bob
10:15 AM Breakout Session 1
11:30 AM Breakout Session 2
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Breakout Session 3
2:45 PM Breakout Session 4
3:45 PM Closing